Paper box.



No. 700,4l8. Patented May 20, I902. W-. G. HAAS.

PAPER BOX.

' (Application filed Dec. 10 1901.;

(No Model.)

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1 Be it known that LWALTER G. Hnnsgaciti gre ' fication in which--UNITE?STATES?- nL rnR a enas; or DAY'rorT', oHio;

m mon faan entertainers ratentimvoonis, dated May 20,1902.

" iiledpeoember 1o,1901.1ssflh6. 85,364.; on model-3 To all whom itmayfctaerm zen of the United States,;1residingatDayton,

in the county of Montgoineryfand Stateof Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Paper-Ben's, of which the followingis aspecification Pl 1 Theobj ectof my invention is to construct a box ofcardboard-or other similar material,

whichis provided with an imp roved1f orm-of 'corner lock, soastohold'the' parts securely in position, which is 'constructed insuch'a-m'au ner as to improve and strengthen the box; I

the folding cornersgj-m"m; the foldingeover' 1 V sectio'ntofthelocki'ng-flaps;The-partsfare] ,Q

' The features of my inventionare'more'fully set forth in thedescription of theaccompa n'ying drawings, forming a pa'rtof this specitFigure 1 is a plan view of ablanlr: for a i combinedbox and cover; Fig.-2 is'an inside perspectiveview showing one of the cornerlocks folded in,Fig. 3-is aside elevation showing one end in theact of locking and Y theopposite tu-rnedupin position for bending the lock-flap. Fig; -is amodification of' Fig lof the box properiwithout cover.

In the blank shown in Fig.1, A represents "the bottom of the box; B, thecover.

I b b represent the sides; a a, theends; c 0",L Y Y the foldingextension of the ends; 3,

flaps; v p

9 represents a slit out diagonally to the Genter of the corner-pieoeyande a scored line for bending over the s'ame,-so that the slit edge willlie in the plane h wn y dotted lines e Fig. 3-. V a a V ,7

' hit it h represent slits-into which the cor her-locks engage; Each ofthe fourj'cornerlocks are duplicates. As shown in Fig; 1, the

locking-slits it it arein the end sections a a and the-slitsh h intheside section b.\ The cover B and the fold-over flaps c' c of the endpieces protect the locking-slits and prevent their tearing out;

The box is put together in the following manner: The l=shaped piece 0,lying between the slit e and the scored line 6, is bent over so that themarginal edge of the V, lies along the diagonal line 6 as shown in theright-hand flap, Fig. 3. The corner-flap isthen turned and the V-shapedtongue or look is entered into the diagonal slot h, as shown attheleftstrains) .7 r t \Vhen it is desired-to makeaboxwithout (Z d. d drepresent the folding andlocking.

' hand When this tongue has 1 been passed-clear through the slot, thenthe g i a turned overv seotionv is folded back. In

boxes constructed of heavy material it recedes into position of itsow'naccord, and'the mar gina'l edge of the corner-flaps rests onj-the bot-,

tom of-the box, making a secure bracinglock and supporting; the locksagainst vertical "covers or folding-over sections; it isf con-''structed as shown'inj the-modification Fig. 4,

'inwhich 107d represent'fhe locking-slits; Z Z

puttogetherin the same manner as the othei" 1 form of; box, andthefolding-overjpiecesfare v i 17 I on thebottom of-the box;Thelockin'g-slits turned back; with their lower edgesfres'ting inthis-case arelocatedas shownin ,saidhig.

.4 Thisform of boxis more easilyunloclge'd' l and foldeddownthanfthe'forinshowninFigs; f 1

1, 2, and 3.

Having described-myinventio'miclaim% 1'. In a paper box,acorner-lookconsistingR of slots formed in the sides--thereof-,asubstantiallyrectangular shaped' lockingflap: at; f 4.

8o flap being diagonally slotted andscored soas to be foldeduponits'elf, threadedtlrrough its l; respective slot in the sideand'unfolded in i the inside, of the box, against the bottom and intothe corner of the box forming acombinedcorner lock andbrace,substantially asspecieach corner intermediateof-the sides,1each 2.Ina paperbox a corner-lock consisting of slots formed in the sidesthereof; asubstantiall y rectangular-shaped locking-flap at. each cornerintermediate the sides eaeh flap having a diagonal slot at its innercorner; and; a score'd line formed on said flap wherebyith e 7 flapj canbe doubled upon itself, threaded} V', Y folded in the inside of the boxagainst'thej 1 bottom and in the corner of the box, forming? fbrace-,subst'an through its respective slot in the sideafnduna combinedcorner lock and tially as specified.

3. In a paper box,'a corner-lock consisting of slots-form'edin the sidesthereof; a'sub stantiallyrectangular-shaped locking-flapat 1 a eachcorner intermediate the sides, each flap. I

being provided with a slot extending through v its inner corner towardthe middle of the flap and a scored line extending from the end of theslot angularly toward an adjacent corner of the flap, whereby thesevered end of the flap can be folded outwardly upon itself and threadedthrough its respective slot in the side and unfolded in the inside ofthe box against the bottom and into the corner of the box, forming acombined corner lock and brace, substantially as specified.

4. In a paper box a corner-lock consisting of slots formed in the sidesthereof, a substantially rectangular-shaped locking-flap intermediatethe slotted sides, each flap having a slit and a scored line converginginwardly my hand.

WALTERG. HAAS. \Vitnesses:

OLIVER B. KAISER, EDWD. T. ALEXANDER.

